African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II reflected that of the wider American culture. According to a report commissioned ...

In the lead up to and during World War II the military establishment continued to maintain that African-Americans soldiers were not as capable as their white counterparts and needed more intensive ...

African American soldiers fighting in World War II were fighting for a double victory. They were fighting for the victory of the Allied Forces and the United States. The second victory they were ...

He has often been identified as either Salem Poor or Peter Salem, two of the African American soldiers (sometimes conflated with one another) who are known to have served that day. It seems more ...

U.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on the beach where he came ashore and was wounded. Military Times © 2025 ...

"Moreover, the only military unit that was commanded by an African-American before the Second World War", Domingo says. blacks, whites, Latinos and Jews fought together; there was no segregation.

The commander of the American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing had refused to lead black soldiers into battle. Most of the third of a million African Americans drafted into the US Army ...

Colonel Charles Young lived a remarkable life, overcoming racism and injustice to become a respected military officer, park steward and inspirational leader. In 1884, Second Lieutenant Charles Young ...

ST. LOUIS – In a relentless rainstorm, a groundbreaking ceremony was held, attributing to the sacrifice of African American soldiers during the Civil War. “The troops could go out if our ...

a group of primarily African American fighter and bomber military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II. Florida is one of the first states in the nation to honor the Tuskegee airmen with ...